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Billings council advances MLUPA compliance, adopts several housing incentives and votes to drop triplex/fourplex option
Summary
City staff briefed council on Montana Land Use Planning Act requirements and the Billings 2045 update; council agreed to move forward with a set of staff-recommended incentive items, voted to adopt higher-density near-transit incentives, failed to remove the duplex allowance, and by recorded vote directed staff not to pursue allowing triplexes/fourplexes where single-family homes are permitted.
City staff told the Billings City Council on March 12 that the Montana Land Use Planning Act requires the city to readopt zoning and subdivision regulations and to adopt a future land use map by May 17, 2026, and asked council for direction on which state-listed incentives the city should implement.
"The Planning Act was passed in May 2023 as part of the legislative session, giving us until 05/17/2026 to comply," the presenter said, outlining that the city must readopt its zoning and subdivision regulations under the new state code and produce a future land use map that will guide administrative review. Staff emphasized the statute’s shift toward administrative review of some rezoning actions and described the required public-notice and appeals process.
Anna, the presenter, said the city…
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